The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

| OhC VI bWO Obntl DltdoluR StlbCllOuS.
AT the meeting of the Washington County
Law Students Association held at the
courthouse December 1st these officers
were elected: President, A. w. Slocum;
vice-president, f. T. Carleton; secretary, e.
| @. Edgerton; treasurer p. T. Kellogg. The
members in other towns as well as this
manifest much interest in the work assigned
| for the coming winter.
THE State Board of Agriculture holds
meeting in Montpelier Wednesday, De-
cember 14th. Let there be full attendance
of farmers from all the region about. Gov
ernor Ormsbee will be present. Hon.
William Chapin, a member of the board,
and Secretary Cooke will deliver addresses
on farm topics. We shall endeavor to give
a good report in the WATCHMAN.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-ofce December 3, 1887:
Mrs. S. NJ. Coovel, Sheldon Hadlock,
Mary st. John, J. p. Lansing
Fred Blake drum,
Chas: F; paniel Geo. F. Sargent (2)
| Wv: Delano, Jru Henry u. Wiley
7. b. Fruggett, II. w. washburn,
| Tomme Herbert, Lorenzo S. Warren.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
The item of last week concerning the
injured elm on Barre street seems to have
conveyed an erroneous impression in one
particular, in that it was understood to state
that there exists a desire on the part of
| some to alter the street lines. 1t was in
tended rather to convey the idea that there
is an alleged trespassing upon the lines as
| they exist and were made December 10,
1884, and an interest to preserve the public
highway from being appropriated to in
dividual uses.
WHILE Charles Tyler was attempting
Saturday morning, to throw off belt in the
nickel-plating shop of Cotton s. Johnson
his right hand was caught between the belt
and pulley in such manner as to draw his
arm over the shafting and fracture both
grit the unfortunate fellow walked to the
Office of the Drs. Chandler, where the
arm was properly cared for.
DIR. FoRBUsH had a narrow escape from
certainly serious, and possibly fatal, injury
yesterday afternoon when his vulcanizer
burst under a pressure of nearly three hun
dred twenty pounds to the square inch.
The cover struck the ceiling, glanced and
| smashed through window within a few
inches of the doctors head. The oil stove
was blown to smithereens and other damage
vi luluOT lllpOIbdHCe TeSulueu
Two able discourses by the PASTOR Rev.
Mr. Hincks, were heard by worshipers at
Bethany church on Sunday last. The text
Of the morning sermon was q" The fool hath
said in his heart there is no God" and the
intimate relations between atheism and
present-day anarchy were strongly set
| forth. The evening sermon was upon the
text, " He that hath ears to hear let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches"
The company which appeared in En-
mimic" at Burlington Saturday evening, and
is now in the Dominion, has been invited by
the Apollo Club to present that charming
opera in Montpelier on the return trip. 1t is
hoped that they can make dates for appear
ance here. The company comprises fifty
seven persons, including an orchestra of
nine pieces, and would give our people a
treat in the opera line such as they have
rarely if ever had.
To Mr.. David Hobart of Berlin we are
indebted for the privilege of inspection of a
very old map which has come into his pos
session as an heirloom. 1t is "a map of
the United States of America laid down
from the best authorities agreeable to the
peace of 1888" The absence of every state
west of the Aleghanies and of scores of what
are now among the most populous and
thriving cities of the country is especially
noticed and suggests anew how marvellous
has been the growth of the nation
LOUIS NEvEUx had a narrow escape from
serious injury in an accident Friday even
ing, while skating upon the foundry mill
dam. He was indulgng in a burst of speed
with a playmate, and failing to discover his
proximity to the dam, or doing so too late
to govern his movements so as to avert the
accident, skated over the edge and into the
river among the rocks below. He was so
fortunate as to land Gf the term may be
properly used in this connection) upon his
feet and escape with little more discomfort
than thorough drenching.
Mr.. JAMES E. CURRAN has sold his inter-
est in the United States Clothes-pin Com
pany to General Stephen Thomas, and will
at once open a pension and insurance office,
making his headquarters for the present in
the office of George w. Wing, ESQ, No 4
Union block. Six years of service as special
agent of the United States pension Office
ought to so qualify the gentleman as to as
sure success in the principal business of his
new office, and his wide acquaintance with
men and things should go far toward max
ing him successful insurance agent.
In Barre on Saturday occurred the death
of lady of advanced years-MIrs. jefferson
oiHlll, lpl lldLy years anu uulll IL SuOTl
time ago, resident of Montpelier. Mrs
Smiths maiden name was Dorcas Pingree
and she had been four times married. Her
first husband was Calvin Hubbard of Mont
pelier, who died in 1890. Four sons were
the result of this union, and three of them
Ashley of East Montpelier, Abner of Barre
and Calvin, residing in the West-survive
her. Soon after the death of her first hus-
band she married Osman Carr and seven
children were born to them. OF these the
survivors are Mrs. Il. f. Hutchins, Mrs.
Abbie Goodwin and Mrs. Eliza Pratt of
Montpelier, Mrs. Whitney of Barre and
Mrs. Ann Thorpe. Mr.. Carr died in 1S47
and she next became the wife of Marcus
Markham of Worcester, who died in 1875
In June last she was united in marriage, at
the age of eghty-one years, TO Jefferson
Smith of Barre, which place had been
her home for some time past. The greater
part of her life was spent in Montpelier
and she is held in loving remembrance by
many in this place She was a devoted
member of the Baptist church here, and
from that church, where funeral services
were held at one o'clock Monday after.
noon, her remains were removed TO Green
Mount cemetery for burial.
THE annual village meeting organized
Monday evening by the choice of S. G
Shurtlelf as moderator and j. T. Sabin as
clerk. The reports of the various officer.
were accepted, adopted and ordered to bt
recorded The suggestion in the report OF